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Climate Survey 2021

Connect, Share Knowledge, and Succeed Within the LGBTQ+ and Ally Legal Community.

Mitchell Hamline School of Law

March 17, 2021

Question 1 provided each school with a field to confirm or update their nondiscrimination statement.
 
2. Does your law school intentionally seek out LGBTQ+ prospective students?
Yes
a. If ‘yes,’ how and where are your efforts directed?

We participate in community outreach with our Out!Law student organization and the Lavender Bar Association, participating in events such as Pride Festival, Coming Out in the Law panel discussions, National Night Out, and we host the regional Lavender Law Conference.

3. Does your law school's welcome packet for admitted students include mention of identity group support for LGBTQ+ students, as well as for students of color or other minorities?
Yes
4. Does your school offer students the option to self-identify (also known as "Self-ID") as LGBTQ+ in admissions applications or post-enrollment forms?
Yes
a. If 'yes,' please describe your student Self-ID process:

We have the following question on our application:
Do you consider yourself a member of the LGBTQ+ community?
Yes
No
No, but I identify as an ally.

b. If 'yes,' how many students are currently enrolled at your law school in total?:
1226
c. If 'yes,' how many self-identified LGBTQ+ students are currently enrolled at your law school, in total?:
98
d. If 'yes,' how many of your currently enrolled LGBTQ+ students also self-identify as people of color?
24
Lesbian?
N/A
Gay?
N/A
Bisexual/ Pansexual?
N/A
Transgender / Nonbinary?
N/A
Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
N/A

Our application also includes the following Gender question, which offers students the option to identify as non-binary or self-describe:
Gender
Female
Male
Non-Binary
Prefer not to say
Prefer to self-describe
If you chose “prefer to self-describe,” please describe here.

5. Does your law school offer transgender and nonbinary students who have not legally changed their names the ability to have their name-in-use reflected on their admission applications or post enrollment forms?:
Yes
6. Does your law school provide any annual scholarships specifically for LGBTQ+ students?
Only general diversity scholarships
7. Does your law school actively seek to employ diverse staff/faculty/administrators, including openly LGBTQ+ individuals?:
Yes
a. If 'yes,' please detail how and where diversity recruitment efforts are directed:

Open positions are broadly advertised and include minority bar associations such as the Lavender Bar Association and Diversity in Practice. Human Resources also collaborates with the office of Diversity and Inclusion to recruit and retain diverse faculty and staff, including LGBTQ+ individuals.

8. Does your law school conduct a "Self-ID" program which allows staff/faculty/administrators to voluntarily and (if they desire) confidentially identify their gender identity and sexual orientation?:
No
9. How many faculty (not staff/administrators) are employed by your law school in total?
45
10. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ faculty are employed by your law school in total?
3
a. With reference to #10, how many LGBTQ+ faculty self-identify as people of color?
Unknown
Lesbian?
Unknown
Gay?
Unknown
Bisexual/Pansexual?
Unknown
Transgender / Nonbinary?
Unknown
Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
Unknown
11. How many staff/administrators (not faculty) are employed by your law school in total?
156
12. How many self-identified LGBTQ+ staff/administrators are employed by your law school in total?
6
a. With reference to #12, how many LGBTQ+ staff/administrators self-identify as people of color?
Unknown
Lesbian?
Unknown
Gay?
Unknown
Bisexual / Pansexual?
Unknown
Transgender / Nonbinary?
Unknown
Queer or member of gender/sexual orientation minority group?
Unknown
13. Does your law school provide employee benefits such as health insurance, family medical leave, parental leave, and nontraditional family planning like assisted reproduction and/or adoptive benefits?
Yes
a. If 'yes,' are those employee benefits available on equal terms to employees in same-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships as they are to employees in different-sex marital/domestic partnership relationships?
Yes
b. If you answered 'yes' to #13, are those employee benefit plans inclusive of the specific needs of LGBTQ+ employees (i.e., are assisted reproductive benefits offered without the need for extended traditional attempts at pregnancy, are care techniques such as mammograms, prostate exams, hysterectomies, etc. available to employees of all genders, are parental leave policies equal for people of all genders, etc.)?
Yes
c. If you answered 'yes' to #13a AND/OR if you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #13b, please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

The above-mentioned services are covered under the medical plan for all genders.
Benefit Eligibility: Our comprehensive benefits package is available to employees working 20 hours or more per week. Generally, eligible dependents include spouse, children up to age 26 or disabled dependents.
Family Medical Leave (FLMA): A Family Medical Leave of Absence is taken to care for an employee’s spouse, to care for a child or parent with a serious health condition or for the birth of a child and to care for the child, placement of a child for adoption or foster care.
Personal Leave of Absence: The school offers a personal leave of absence for reasons not covered by an Employee Medical or Family Medical leave and may provide unpaid time off in these situations generally, up to a maximum of two (2) months.

14. Does your law school offer transition-related health benefits including hormone therapy, gender counseling, gender-affirming surgeries, etc. to transgender/nonbinary employees and employees who are undergoing gender transition?
Yes
a. If 'yes' or ‘unsure,’ please summarize or reproduce your policy here:

Benefits are provided for Services for or related to Treatment leading to or in connection with sex reassignment surgery, hormone therapy, related preparation and follow-up Treatment, care, and counseling. Benefits are provided for Medically Necessary and Appropriate Services as determined by the Claims Administrator. Coverage decisions are based on published evidence including medical standards set forth by nationally recognized medical experts in the transgender health field.

The medical plan also offers services for participants to contact a Gender Services Consultant. The Gender Services Consultant serves as a resource for gender services coverage and helps navigate the care system, which is available to all medical plan participants.

15. Does your law school offer a student benefit plan including health insurance with nontraditional family planning like assisted reproduction and/or adoptive benefits, and/or any additional benefits such as access to campus facilities?
No
16. Does your school offer the same transition-related healthcare benefits to students and their partners/spouses who are transgender/nonbinary or undergoing gender transition?
No
17. Do all students at your law school have access to on-campus health, counseling and therapy services either through the law school or the larger University?
Yes
a. If 'yes,' are your school's on-campus health care providers trained to ensure they can provide culturally and clinically competent care to LGBTQ+ patients, particularly transgender and nonbinary patients?
Yes
b. If you answered 'yes' or 'unsure' to #17a, please provide the basis for your answer (i.e., counseling center language, etc.):

Students have access to counseling services through the law school. Health services are not available.

18. Does your law school provide single-stall and/or multi-stall restrooms available to people of all genders (i.e., gender-neutral restrooms) in each law school building so that transgender/nonbinary people have a safe restroom space?
Yes
a. If 'yes,' please describe how those all-gender restroom(s) is/are identified (i.e., what does the signage say, is it identified on building maps and online resources), the number of all-gender restroom stalls available in each law school building, and whether these are accessible for people with disabilities in each building or floor

These restrooms are identified as all gender and are identified on our building maps and online maps. There are a total of 6 all-gender restrooms in the law school building. There are accessible all-gender restrooms on the first and second floors.

19. If your law school is maintaining gender-segregated (i.e., "Women's Restroom" and "Men's Restroom") restroom stalls, does it have a policy applicable to those facilities which ensures that transgender/nonbinary students/staff/administrators/faculty, as well as anyone who does not meet gender stereotypes, have access to facilities that match their gender identity?
No
20. Does your law school have one or more annual LGBTQ+ specific course offerings (e.g., LGBTQ+ Law and Policy, Sexual Orientation and the Law, Gender and the Law (focused on trans-inclusive materials), etc.)?
Yes
a. If 'yes,' please list course names:

Sexual Orientation and the Law

21. Does your law school have an active LGBTQ+ law student group that is supported by the administration?
Yes
22. Does your law school provide funding, including travel support, for LGBTQ+ students to participate in LGBTQ+-focused learning and/or career services opportunities?
Yes
a. If yes please provide details and examples of when and how those opportunities have been utilized in the past three years:

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23. Does your law school have a hate/bias incident policy that faculty, staff/administrators, and students are required to follow?
Yes
a. If yes to #23, does that process specifically identify sexual orientation AND/OR gender identity/expression as protected categories?
Yes, both
b. If yes to #23, does the policy set out a clear hate bias/incident reporting process for faculty, staff/administrators, and students to utilize if necessary?
Yes
24. Does your law school provide mandatory anti-sexual harassment training that explicitly covers same-sex harassment and harassment of transgender/nonbinary people, for all staff/faculty/administrators, at least every three years?
Yes
25. Does your law school provide diversity and inclusion training that incorporates robust LGBTQ+ curriculum as well as anti-racism curriculum, at least every three years? NOTE: Please check all that apply.
Yes, optional for all faculty/staff/administrators
Yes, mandatory for all students
26. Please describe all additional ways, not identified through your earlier responses, in which your law school works to be safe, inclusive, and welcoming for its LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and administrators:

Our school is currently engaged in a rigorous training regarding diversity an inclusion, which includes education and outreach related to LGBTQ+ issues.